Identity area
Reference code
MS 413
Title
'My Father Jan - A Memoir of Polish Life, Family and War, Jan Walis'
Date(s)
- 2003 (Creation)
Level of description
Collection
Extent and medium
One folder and 1 CD
Context area
Name of creator
(1908-1987)
Biographical history
Jan Walis was a Polish soldier who settled in Scotland after the Second World War. He returned to his roots in farming, founding an agricultural college in Findo Gask in the late 1940s before retiring to Montrose, where he died.
Repository
Archival history
The memoirs were sent in electronic format via email and printed out
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The autobiography of Jan Walis, a Polish soldier who settled in Scotland after the Second World War. Edited by his daughter, Christine Bell
Accruals
Not expected
System of arrangement
Usually chronological within series.
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Conditions governing access
Open for consultation subject to preservation requirements. Access must also conform to the restrictions of the Data Protection Act (2018), General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR, 2018) and any other relevant legislation or restrictions. Clinical information is closed for 100 years.
Conditions governing reproduction
Reproduction is available subject to preservation requirements. Charges may be made for this service, and copyright and other restrictions may apply; please check with the Duty Archivist.
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Description control area
Description identifier
MS 413
Rules and/or conventions used
Description compiled in line with the following standards: International Council on Archives, ISAD(G) General International Standard Archival Description; International Council on Archives, ISAAR(CPF): International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons, and Families; National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997
Status
Catalogued
Dates of creation revision deletion
Language(s)
- English